According to David Goodship, the Emirates Boeing 777 in the first clip missed two approaches at Birmingham Airport before being diverted to London Gatwick.

A smaller Brussels Airlines Dash 8 turboprop was also unable to land, amid wind speeds of between 60mph and 80mph.

Birmingham Airport told Metro two other planes had been diverted because of the wind, but that conditions were forecast to ease up going into the evening.

‘Passengers are advised to check the status of their flight with their airline before arriving at the airport,’ a spokesperson added.

At least two people have been killed during the period of extreme weather, with a lorry driver dying when his HGV was blown on top of two cars in West Lothian and a man being killed by a falling tree in Nottinghamshire.